If you know me, you may know that I love the show Survivor. I'd say I love reality shows, but to be honest, I don't watch them all, how could you. I know a lot of people hate reality shows, but I think the main problem might be the title they are grouped under. Lets be honest, very few reality shows are anywhere close to actual reality. I have a hard time thinking that Survivor is anyone's reality, unless you are homeless on some island, with a bunch of other homeless people, who get together to play games once a week. I don't actually consider them real, but entertaining instead. I don't think "Entertaining Shows" has quite the same ring. The thing I like about these shows, is watching how people choose to interact with other people. The shows producers throw together the most abrasive personalities, and then toss in a crazy person, just to mix it up. I love it. I would be quite happy if Survivor was on once a week, every week of every year. I love for the person considered the villain, to stick around and just piss people off. Why? Not sure, perhaps I just like to see how a person who is called every name in the book, will respond. I don't typically watch the Apprentice, but I have this season because I wanted to see how Gary Buesy would blend with the other cast members. If you have seen him in interviews over the past few years, you know that the curb to the head has loosened a few screws. He is obviously very intelligent, and a philosopher, but the elevator doesn't always go to the top. Sometimes it is stuck in the basement. But he is entertaining and when he gets on one of his rants, if fun to try and follow his logic. The previews for the show showed Meatloaf blowing up and threatening to kill Gary, so I was hooked just trying to see that. The funny thing was, after Meat threatened to kill him, Gary stood there with a dumb look on his face, basically asking for it. I think I might walk away and let the Meat cool down, but Gary was right in his face, turning up the heat. Good TV.
So last night I watched as Rob won Survivor, and I couldn't have been happier. So often, the best player doesn't win, but in this season, they got it right. I still think that the ultimate Survivor, would be for the contestants to be on their own for the first weeks of the show. Drop them off at their camp with a camera guy and sound guy and see if they can survive on their own, only seeing the other cast mates at challenges and Tribal Council. You wouldn't get the people interaction, but you wouldn't get the alliance situation that I get tired of. If you don't watch the show, you just wasted five minutes of your life reading this, and I apologize for that, you can't get that time back. Rob was my favorite player this year, but a lot of that is because I have been watching him play this game for years, since he has been on the show four times. It's hard to believe that this show has been on for 22 season, so 11 years, and I've seen them all. I'm hooked, what can I say. Since I love the show so much, people have suggested I should try out for it. Couple problems with that.
1. I can't not eat. Could I use the time without food? Sure. Would I be a pain in the ass, whiner, bitch after the first day? Without a doubt.
2. My sinuses. I have horrible sinus trouble and the 3 days I would spend out there before my stomach growls forced the other people to vote me out, would be enough to make my head explode.
3. Feelings. This might be the biggest problem. If you watch the show, then you know, people are mean behind your back. On the show, I'm sure they would be all nice to my face, since I'm not one to just flip out and cause them to be mean to my face, but those little behind the scenes interviews would be brutal. They don't show the ones on TV where the person says, "Mark is a great guy, really smart and deserves to win this game." Nope, the ones they show on TV say "Mark is the dumbest, most uncoordinated spaz I have ever met." I'm not saying it wouldn't be true, just not what you want to watch on national TV.
4. Too trusting. As I watch the show, I see how people can lie right to your face, then stab you in the back not five minutes later. In the show, I see it's need and value, but I'm not sure I would be very good in doing it, but I most certainly wouldn't see it coming towards me. If I make friends with someone, I count on them keeping their word, and that just isn't possible in this game.
5. Scheming just isn't my thing. Some people have the ability to see someone elses move before they even do it, and then block it. I'm not that guy. Sure, I can sit home and yell at my TV "You idiot, he is going to cut your throat," but I've had the advantage of watching THAT guy TELL me he was going to do it. He doesn't tell me if I'm sitting next to him, so I'm lost. I'd be the guy that walks around oblivious to the group that forms behind him and points in his direction while making the throat cut motion with their finger on their neck.
6. Puzzles. Yeah, not sure I excel while under pressure.
Those are a few reasons why I couldn't, but there are many more. The other show I love is The Amazing Race, but lets save that for another time.
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